Terror Drome member Sparks has posted some of his latest work. Wanting to fill in some gaps until Hasbro releases the “official” Resolute 7-Packs next year, Sparks created some customs of Resolute Storm Shadow and Zartan. He also fixed the weak version of Resolute Gung Ho we got in the Rise of CobraWalmart 2-Pack. Along with these great Resolute customs, he has a modern update to Leatherneck using a Rise of CobraPIT Trooper. Check out these great customs and comment in our forums.
Terror Drome member Hawk MMS has been working like a machine lately on his “GI Joe Real World” project. His 12-inch customs that are a re-envisioning of some popular G.I. Joe characters. We’ve already seen a few from him in the past weeks, now he delivers three more! First up is an interesting take on Gung Ho. He’s an older, wiser version of our favorite Cajun Marine. Followed by the fan favorite rhyming chef, Roadblock. This figure looks like a roadblock, nothing is getting around him. Lastly, Hawk MMS has posted a very cool updated version of Sci-Fi. He gives a very real-world take on this laser trooper.
And the hits keep on coming. Doing our best to stay on top of the lastest offerings in the Rise of Cobra line, we have another pictorial review for you. The lastest is one of the Walmart Exclusive Battle 2-Packs, featuring Gung Ho vs. Copperhead. This 2-packs gives us a Resolute accurate (well for the most part) Gung Ho and another repaint ofCopperhead (although a nice paint variation at that). So head on over to Scoop’s Dark Room and check out this latest addition.
Ebay seller ws_toys has shared some images with HissTank for the forthcomingWalmart Exclusive Battle Station sets. We first saw these at the 2009 San Diego Comic Con. There is the HeatSeak Missile System w/ Scrap-Iron & Neo-Viper, Outpost Defender w/ Roadblock (Resolute head & body) & Tripwire, Cobra Surveillance Port w/ MARS Trooper & Tele-Viper and the Laser Artillery Weapon (LAW) w/ Hawk & Grand Slam. These will retail for $17.99 and should be available in or around November 2009.
The official G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra game site has recently updated with cool new features. You can pick either G.I. Joe, or Cobra, and view stats on corresponding characters along with other specific information based on which side you choose. They also have some cool downloads available, including wallpapers, screensavers, and a nice little “fan kit”. Be sure to check all the “nooks and crannies” as new artwork is scattered throughout the site.
IGN Video has posted a new video for the Rise of Cobra Video Gamefeaturing a character montage of several playable characters in the game. A few characters to note are Kamakura, Backblast, Beachhead and Flash, all making their “off screen” debut in the Rise of Cobra game.
TaoBao seller ilovesw has listed a few new auctions featuring12″ Sgt. Stalker and Gung-Ho figures. As of yet if it remains unknown if these figures will see a release, or if they were cancelled along with the 25th Anniversary line.